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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,902
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It's not all environmental and safety regs...the added weight. It's also comfort features most now demand. I will confess that I wouldn't buy a car without air conditioning today. But looking at my old '09 Mustang...do I need power seating? Nope, but it came standard on the Bullitt model. Do I need power windows? Power mirrors? No idea how much those servo motors weigh, but it all adds up...
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
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